Let the Journey Begin :)
Well an amazing thing happened yesterday (and today)......I CAN EAT!!!! OMG, you have NO idea how happy I am!!!! I have eaten and kept down food without the foaming/mucus yuckkkk and it feels fantastic!!!!! I cannot believe what a HUGE difference a DAY MAKES!!! :) So sooooo happy!!!!!
I am hoping with my eating, I will have enough energy to really kick up the exercise and clear off the treadmill (no more putting stuff on top of the track) and get moving!!! I know that my weight loss will really improve if I start walking regularly, and since I really don't do a lot of moving (cause I have a desk job) I really need it. I've been thinking about joining the gym again (I held onto my membership for 2 or 2.5 years even though I didn't go and wasted $40/mo...only to cancel it last September). Sheesh, what a waste of moooola! Anyway around 3-4 years ago, I had lost weight by working out like a fiend of walking, gym equipment and step aerobics classes....I think it's time to start that up again. I might join a new gym closer to my house, but I'll have to see what that one is like. Currently they are approximately $50/month, so maybe I'll do a little in the garage (walking, step aerobics) on my own and see how I go. Maybe when I lose another 25 pounds, I'll think about joining officially at the gym. We'll see...
My sister found this website for "The Protein Bakery". John McD from the Rosie O'Donnell show brought Rosie some protein cookies (since she's a big WW Points person).....she is LOVING them (Rosie said they are 3 points on the WW program). I think my sister is going to order some from their website and try them out. One or two cookie(s) gives you 6 grams of protein and Rosie says they are yummmmmmy. I think if she likes them, I'll probably like them. Hope so, that's a good amount of protein in one cookie. The store is located in NYC (mid-town) however it's great they have the website to order them from. Will have to check them out when I go to the city next time. The Chocolate Chocolate Chip and the Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip look very very interesting. Hope they are delicious, I need to get in more protein!!!!
I am so glad the week is over!! It has been a bit strenuous with not feeling well, not eating, and work has been very busy...so I'm so glad the weekend is upon us. Next week I leave on vacation (Thursday to be exact) and I hope the weather is good so I can get some color. I am so glad I went for the endoscopy prior to leaving, because it would have been terrible to not be able to keep food down while away.
Just wanted to post the status on my water consumption - it's so improved!!! I am getting in my 64 oz. of water daily and I'm very proud of my sorry self. Well, yes it did take a health scare, but I'm much better, thank you!!!! ;o) I'm still not enjoying it, but I do find myself "thirsty" so that's an improvement. Before I started to drink more, I was never thirsty....what a difference a few days make.
Oh was reading on OSSG web site about WLS patients gaining ALL their weight back. I'm really afraid of this and have been thinking a lot about it lately. My eating/drinking has been so dismal, always afraid of going back to bad habits and not losing. Wondering if there are statistics on how often that happens and why it happens. As a newbie, I can't imagine that ever happening because I can only eat so little at this point. Just wondering how anyone gains it all back with the small stomach and the limited absorption?? If anyone has any insight to that, email me . I realize we all have our demons and I, for one, have serious issues with food. If I didn't have SERIOUS issues, I wouldn't have had to resort to WLS to lose the weight. Right now, food is really not an issue for me, but once that honeymoon period is over, will I be struggling again to fight the food/fat demons?? Will I be strong enough this time to tell them to stay away? I fear that incredibly. Oh I pray and hope for the strength to overcome my bad habits of the past and incorporate good/healthy eating into my life. Hmmmm just something to think about in the middle of the night when I can't sleep.....Ackkkkkkkkkkk --- I'm a mess!!!!
Hey is anyone else enjoying the Olympics? I think they have been really good. I hope that Canadian pairs team gets their gold medal and all is right with the world. Last night, however, with all the men falling/stumbling on the ice during their long program, is so stressful....when they fall, I feel it...it's so upsetting. Poor Todd Eldridge...no medal for him...oh well, hope he is financially set on the ice tours, he's a great skater but never does well in the Olympics. Well, that's my 2 cents worth on the Olympics. I'm enjoying them :).....
Ok all, have a great weekend, till next time............. :)
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